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alum
A series of double salts of aluminum sulfate and potassium sulfate with the formula Al2(SO4)3路K2SO4路nH2O. Alum is used as a colloidal flocculant in wastewater cleanup.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Oil & gas
- Category: Drilling
- Company: Schlumberger
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